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Help Recruit Students

If you're interested in helping recruit students to study engineering (or one of our other majors) at WVU, or maybe you know a particular student who you think might be a good fit here, contact our Recruitment Office. Representatives in the Statler College recruitment office can provide you with the materials and information you need to help talk with prospective students about engineering at WVU. Call 304.293.0395, or email STATLER-INFO@mail.wvu.edu

Hire an Engineer

Many companies recruit on our campus and seek out our graduates, who are well prepared to succeed in today's workplace. We assist employers in the hiring process in several ways. For information on any of the following, contact Lloyd Ford at 304.293.4370 or lloyd.ford@mail.wvu.edu

Career Resource Center

Our Career Resource Center provides interview rooms for on-campus recruiting, access to Handshake, the WVU job search portal, and more. Click here for the Career Resource Center

Engineering and Computer Science Career Fair

Our annual Career Fair, held in the fall, attracts 2,000 of our students seeking information from employers representing the military, government, and private sector, here to recruit for internships, co-ops, and permanent positions. For more information on how you can get involved, register with Handshake, or email Lloyd Ford at lloyd.ford@mail.wvu.edu

Handshake

You can access Handshake by visiting  wvu.joinhandshake.com. If you do not already have an account with Handshake, click Sign up here in the top right corner of the screen.

  1. Select the Fairs tab under Schedule in the left column.
  2. Use the filters and search bar on the left side of the screen to narrow down your search results, e.g. West Virginia University under School.
  3. Find the career fair you are interested in, click on it and read the details.
  4. Click + Register in the top right corner.
  5. Complete the registration questions and submit.

WVU Statler Group on LinkedIn

The Statler College maintains a very active group on LinkedIn. There, you will find links to recent stories on the College as well as job opportunities in engineering. You can join the group by visiting http://linkedin.com/groups/WVU-Benjamin-M-Statler-College-2502361/about